Hearing Documents

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Tuesday, May 6, 2014.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 569:
Agreed to by record vote of 230-188, after agreeing to the question of consideration by voice vote and agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 225-191, on Wednesday, May 7, 2014.

MANAGERS: Cole/Hastings (FL)

1. Closed rule.

2. Provides 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments

Enacts HR 15, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, a bill that would create jobs, encourage research and development, decrease the deficit, and increase revenues by $900 billion.